Bacterial pathogens and outcome determinants of childhood pyogenic meningitis in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Johnson, W B

Bacterial pathogens and outcome determinants of childhood pyogenic meningitis in Ilorin, Nigeria. [electronic resource] - African journal of medicine and medical sciences Dec 2001 - 295-303 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0309-3913


Adolescent
Anti-Bacterial Agents--therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Chloramphenicol Resistance
Female
Gram-Positive Cocci--isolation & purification
Haemophilus influenzae--drug effects
Humans
Infant
Klebsiella--drug effects
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial--cerebrospinal fluid
Neisseria meningitidis--drug effects
Nigeria--epidemiology
Penicillin Resistance
Penicillins--therapeutic use
Retrospective Studies
Streptococcus pneumoniae--drug effects
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Meningeal--cerebrospinal fluid